The Clarke County Industrial Development Board voted last week to allow Louisiana-Pacific to lease part of the building and property at the old AC Fabricating site on Highway 43 between Grove Hill and Jackson. More...

Billie Gene Welch has been indicted by the Clarke County Grand Jury for murdering his brother, Timmy Welch. The two brothers lived together at 755 Church Road “up the hill” from Fulton. But they often argued. More...

This is an election year and a number of offices are on the ballot including the governor, state level constitutional offices, state supreme court and appellate court seats and the entire Alabama Legislature. All seven U.S. More...

Congressman Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.) celebrated a milestone in Clarke County last Wednesday. The Mobile resident participated in his 100th Town Hall meeting since his election to the U.S. House of Representatives at a Grove Hill Town Hall. More...

Two prominent Monroe County officials will not seek re-election this year. Probate Judge Greg Norris and Sheriff Tom Tate have both said they will retire, The Monroe Journal reported in recent weeks. Norris has served for two terms as probate judge. More...

A 2006 Clarke County High School graduate who was a stand-out football player was shot and killed by a friend in Toledo, Ohio on Jan.18. Larry Pendleton, 31, died after being shot multiple times by Lavell Allen, 22. A local relative said More...

“A matrimonial epidemic has broken out in Whatley and threatens to be more extensive than the measles we have lately had to contend with, the latest victims on our list being R. E. Chamberlain and Mrs. More...

Roxanne Steele and John Phillip Milstead will exchange marriage vows Saturday, Feb. 3 at 5 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Leroy. Miss Steele is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Steele of Foley. Mr. Milstead is the son of Ms. More...